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What is an Apostille?
Public documents, such as birth certificates, judgments, patents or notarial attestations (acknowledgments) of signatures, frequently need to be used abroad. However, before a public document can be used in a country other than the one that issued it, its origin must often be authenticated.
An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature of a public official on a document for use in another country. An Apostille certifies:
- the authenticity of the signature of the public official who signed the document,
- the capacity in which that public official acted, and
- when appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the document bears, e.g. a notary public seal.
The Apostille does not validate the contents of the document.
A large number of countries all over the world have joined a treaty that greatly simplifies the authentication of public documents to be used abroad. This treaty is called the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. It is commonly known as the Apostille Convention. Where it applies, the treaty reduces the authentication process to a single formality: the issuance of an authentication certificate by an authority designated by the country where the public document was issued. This certificate is called an Apostille.
ABC of Apostilles (PDF) can be located here for more detailed information.
Turn Around Times
The time it takes to process your Apostille request can vary greatly from state to state. Current California Apostille processing times are located here.
Fees for Apostille Services
My fee for coordinating your apostille request is $175.00.
- Includes one document – additional documents are $25.00 each.
- Includes notarization (if needed). Additional notarized signatures are $15.00 each.
- Preperation of documents and apostille requests for issuing state.
- Includes overnight mail (FedEx/UPS) to destination state.
- Return of apostilled documents to you.